Groove Merchant
Total Releases:
107
Key Styles:
Jazz-Funk,
Soul-Jazz,
Funk,
Disco,
Big Band
Essential Groove Merchant Albums
The Roar Of '74
Buddy Rich
1974
Big Band
Nirvana
Zoot Sims, Bucky Pizzarelli, Buddy Rich
1974
Groove Grease
Jimmy McGriff
1971
Soul-Jazz
Let's Stay Together
Jimmy McGriff
1972
Soul-Jazz
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
O'Donel Levy
1974
Funk
Feelin's From Within
Joe Thomas
1976
Funk
Inner Crisis
Larry Willis
1974
Jazz-Funk
Sweet Sister Funk
Ramon Morris
1973
Jazz-Funk
Simba
O'Donel Levy
1974
Jazz-Funk
Best Groove Merchant Albums by Style
Jazz-Funk
Funk Reaction
Lonnie Smith
1977
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
O'Donel Levy
1974
Inner Crisis
Larry Willis
1974
Sweet Sister Funk
Ramon Morris
1973
Simba
O'Donel Levy
1974
Soul-Jazz
Breeding Of Mind
O'Donel Levy
1972
900 Shares Of The Blues
Michael Longo
1975
Groove Grease
Jimmy McGriff
1971
Dawn Of A New Day
O'Donel Levy
1973
Funkia
Michael Longo
1974
Funk
Feelin's From Within
Joe Thomas
1976
Black Velvet
O'Donel Levy
1971
New Groove
Richard "Groove" Holmes
1974
Joy Of Cookin'
Joe Thomas
1972
Get In The Wind
Joe Thomas
1978
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Artists
| Musician | Instrument | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy McGriff | Organ | 10 |
| Jimmy Maelen | Percussion | 10 |
| O'Donel Levy | Guitar | 10 |
| Lance Quinn | Guitar | 8 |
| Jerry Friedman | Guitar | 7 |
| Pat Rebillot | Keyboards | 7 |
| Bob Cranshaw | Bass | 6 |
| Brad Baker | Conductor | 6 |
| Bob Babbitt | Bass | 6 |
| Jon Faddis | Trumpet | 6 |
Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Sonny Lester | Producer | 75 |
| Sam Feldman | Mastered By | 30 |
| Sam Feldman | Lacquer Cut By | 24 |
| Malcolm Addey | Engineer [Recording] | 16 |
| Sam Alexander | Art Direction | 14 |
| Chuck Stewart | Photography By | 12 |
| Malcolm Addey | Engineer | 8 |
| Al Brown | Mastered By | 6 |
| Malcolm Addey | Engineer [Recording Engineer] | 6 |
| Daniel Cooper-Bey | Design | 5 |
Genres & Styles
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 97 | 67.8% |
| Funk / Soul | 49 | 34.3% |
| Blues | 6 | 4.2% |
| Rock | 2 | 1.4% |
| Stage & Screen | 1 | 0.7% |
| Non-Music | 1 | 0.7% |
| Pop | 1 | 0.7% |
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz-Funk | 52 | 36.4% |
| Soul-Jazz | 31 | 21.7% |
| Funk | 15 | 10.5% |
| Disco | 12 | 8.4% |
| Big Band | 7 | 4.9% |
| Cool Jazz | 5 | 3.5% |
| Post Bop | 4 | 2.8% |
| Swing | 4 | 2.8% |
| Fusion | 4 | 2.8% |
| Hard Bop | 2 | 1.4% |
Releases Timeline
Groove Merchant Discography
Total: 106 releases
| Artist | Album | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Blakey | Moanin' | Hard Bop | 1990 |
| Benny Golson Quartet | Benny Golson Quartet | Cool Jazz | 1990 |
| Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli | Passion Guitars | Bossa Nova | 1998 |
| Buddy Rich | Very Live At Buddy's Place | Instrumental | 1974 |
| Buddy Rich | The Roar Of '74 | Big Band | 1974 |
| Buddy Rich | The Last Blues Album Volume 1 | Soul-Jazz | 1974 |
| Buddy Rich | Big Band Machine | Big Band | 1975 |
| Buddy Rich | The Bull | Jazz-Funk | 1975 |
| Buddy Rich | America Swings (Courage) | Spoken Word | 1975 |
| Buddy Rich | Groove Merchant | 1990 | |
| Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton | Transition | Cool Jazz | 1974 |
| Carmen McRae | How Could I Settle For Anything Less | Soul-Jazz | 1973 |
| Carmen McRae | It Takes A Whole Lot Of Human Feeling | Soul-Jazz | 1974 |
| Carmen McRae | Ms. Jazz | 1974 | |
| Cathy And The Richettes | Five Short Minutes | 1974 | |
| Cathy And The Richettes | Sugartime Medley | Disco | 1975 |
| Chick Corea | Sundance | Free Jazz | 1972 |
| Count Basie Orchestra | Basic Basie | Big Band | 1970 |
| Dakota Staton | Madame Foo-Foo | Soul-Jazz | 1972 |
| Dakota Staton | A Losing Battle / Let It Be Me | 1972 |